“You’re Next” Killer Masks Cover Famous Statues In Los Angeles & New York Michael Lee, August 1, 2013 Tourists, residence, and other people just browsing the city of Los Angeles and New York may notice that animal masks are on some famous statues or inanimate faces. No it’s not some sort of political statement that is trying to be made, or some killer trying to send a message – okay maybe it’s that. In reality, it’s just some fun viral marketing being done by the people over at Lionsgate who are promoting Adam Wingard‘s upcoming thriller You’re Next.The film centers on a family reunion being held in an upscale home. Little do they know, they are some part of sick game being held by killers wearing masks that look like various animals. Hit the jump to see a few samples of these statues being covered by these masks.Credit goes to Collider, for finding and compiling these images. Check out their site for more images. All images were taken from Los Angeles landmarks, so if any of you live in New York and have come across images similar to these, please feel free to send them over to our team!Written by Simon Barrett, the film stars Sharni Vinson, Nicholas Tucci, Wendy Glenn, AJ Bowen, Joe Swanberg, Amy Seimetz, Ti West, Rob Moran and Barbara Crampton. You’re Next opens in theaters on August 23rd. [Collider] News Viral Marketing LionsgateYou're Next
“Oldboy” Viral Campaign Wants You To Eat The Clues October 12, 2013Cookie monster coined the famous phrase, “om nom nom nom,” and now the people behind the Oldboy viral campaign want you to do just that. Except it won’t be on cookies. In the film Josh Brolin‘s character is imprisoned for 20 years for unknown reasons. As a “pet” he is… Read More
12 Days of Viral – DAY SEVEN December 19, 2009December 19, 2009On the seventh day of viral, my movie gave to me….. Facebook interaction. I am picking three films to discuss on this day, because those three films use Facebook in such an interesting way. The most common thing to do nowadays is to post the exact thing, on all forms… Read More
Conventions WonderCon Interview: Five Tidbits From Luc Besson On ‘Lucy’ And Directing April 21, 2014MovieViral was able to participate in a roundtable discussion with ‘Lucy’ director Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) after a WonderCon presentation for his upcoming picture. Hit the jump to learn the five most important things we learned during the talk about the movie, it’s inspiration and his craft. Read More